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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson buys he Louisiana Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte of Spain. -
Auburn Prison Disaster
Prisoners in solitary confinement start to commit suicide and have mental breakdowns from the constant isolation. -
Mormon Trail
The Mormons start their migration from Illinois to Utah. -
Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush begins. Thousands of men and families travel east to California in hopes of finding gold. -
The Seneca Falls Convention
The American women's rights movement begins with this meeting of reformers in Seneca Falls, New York. Out of this first convention comes a historic document, the 'Declaration of Sentiments,' which demands equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. -
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
NAWSA is formed to work for women's suffrage in the United States. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is passed which gives women the right to vote.